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Chapter Thirteen.
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Two weeks later.
Gabriella.I lazily scroll through my phone and lucky for me, Martin wasn't too busy to keep me entertained with goofy pictures of himself, showing off his killer smile and his cheekbones that I'm definitely jealous of.
The cafe wasn't too busy in the evening which meant less work for me and same pay and fortunately my shift was ending in less than an hour. Someone walks in and I drop my phone very quickly almost smashing it to attend to the supposed customer only to realize it wasn't just any customer, it was Gabrielle dressed in a formal dress with a small smile on her face. She honestly looked drained.
"Gabrielle? What are you doing here?" I ask as I cross over towards her and she pulls me in for a quick hug and when I say quick, I mean like 1.2seconds which unfortunately is the longest genuine hug I've ever gotten from her, but at l
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Gabriella."Gabriella come on, you're taking forever!" Martin yells for the umpteenth time but I ignore him again, still trying to round up with my makeup.He was the one who said I should look pretty so he better deal with the consequences. "I'm coming in!" I hear him holler but I'm quick to lock the door so he can't get in, hopefully I can frustrate him enough till he changes his mind about taking me with him. My head doesn't think straight when too many people are around and I'm nervous as it is."Gabriella, you forgot that this is my house and I have the spare key to your room." He reminds me and I hiss."You also forget that you're such a messy animal, it'd take you hours to actually find them." I reply and he shuts up, finally giving up on trying to intimidate me.I peep through the door to see a distraught Martin furiously typing away on his phone."Who ar
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Liam."Well, I'll leave you two alone. We'll talk later Liam." As soon as those words left her mouth, I snapped."Wait Gabriella!" I yell after her but she was already lost in the crowd."Get off me!" I push Layla off aggressively and go after Gabriella so I could clear the misunderstanding and tell her Layla is not my girlfriend, well at least not anymore. I spot her leaving the club and I thank God she hasn't gone too far, at least I could explain things to her so she doesn't hate me more than she already does."Hey Ella!" I yell out her name as loud as I could and she looks back at me with raised eyebrows. "Huh, aren't you supposed to be in there?" She asks and I sigh."I really need to talk to you first." I reply back and she smiles a little, making her look even more beautiful."About what?" She asks."I'm so sorry about what just happened in
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